Gavin Newsom and other Democrats, including U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla. The Vice President accused Padilla – referring to him incorrectly as “Jose Padilla” – of engaging in “political theater” during an incident that saw him handcuffed and removed from a Los Angeles press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Vice President JD Vance on Friday accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of encouraging violent immigration protests as he used his appearance in Los Angeles to rebut criticism from state and local officials that the Trump administration fueled the unrest by sending in federal officers.

Vice President JD Vance criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom in Los Angeles on Friday, and referred to Sen. Alex Padilla as "José Padilla."